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Educating the Next Generation in Smart Lighting
Kenneth A. Connor
Education Director
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Goals
• Introduction and Overview
• University Programs
• Pre-College Programs
• Mobile Studio Platform
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Goals
• Core science and technology, integrated through engineering systems principles, linked through applications
• Teamwork emphasizing multidisciplinary and multi-institutional programs and projects, engagement with industry, research labs, universities, K-12 schools and museums
• An ever more diverse student body and workforce
Multidisciplinary
Core Science &
Technology
TeamworkDiverse
Workforce
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NAE Engineer of 2020
Guiding Hypotheses
• be grounded in the fundamentals of Smart Lighting, have strong analytical skills, and engage in lifelong learning
• contribute to the core research of the Center
• collaborate effectively in technically and culturally diverse circumstances involving communication skills, project management, leadership and mentoring, ethics, professionalism and community service
• be able to follow the path of successful entrepreneurs using technical ideas from their research demonstrating practical ingenuity, creativity, dynamism, agility, resilience, and flexibility
Our Graduates Will:
Faculty and students to engage
in both research and teaching
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State of the Art
• Education/Outreach Platform
– Mobile Studio
– Learning Modules
– Inexpensive, Portable Materials
• Rich Collection of Optics/Photonics Materials from a Variety of Sources
• Science You Can See (SYCS)
• Learn by Teaching
• Beyond Research
Many Available Resources:
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Three Key Elements
• Science You Can See (SYCS)– Light provides a fully engaging
visual experience with strong social impact
• Learn by Teaching– Teaching educates Educators
• Beyond Research– Innovation/entrepreneurship
– Effective communications, IP working and living cultures, mentoring, life balance, effective teaching and educational assessment
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Barriers
• Inadequate Pipeline• Perception of technical career opportunities
• Homogeneous workforce
• STEM Students Lack Characteristics of 2020 Engineer• Dearth of entrepreneurial background
• Proclivity to work in narrowly focused environment
• Inability to balance many activities
• Not Simple to Impact K-12 and Other Communities• Mismatch between university and K-12 personnel
• Lack of K-12 engineering resources (teachers, facilities …)
• Little effectiveness assessment data
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Plan: Develop and
Offer Content at All Levels
Engineering Profession
& Continuing Ed.
Graduate
Undergraduate
High School
Middle School
Elementary School
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BU
HU
MS
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RH
IT
Int’l
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WM
CMuseums
Industry
Prof. Soc.
NGO’s
All Academic
Partners Will Help
Develop and
Implement
Courses &
Modules That
Meet Their Needs
All K-12 Partners
Will Help Develop
and Implement
Courses &
Modules That
Meet Their Needs
Materials for Outreach
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Content Development
Key Ideas from
Thrusts & Testbeds
Example: LED
Driver Electronics
Undergrad Lab &
Design
High School
Engineering
Grade 4 & 5
Science & Math
This very simple circuit
can be used to address:
basic electrical
connectivity, systems,
scientific method, etc.
Use LEDs to introduce
the area of design
trade offs (e.g. voltage,
power, packaging, etc.
requirements).
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Partner Strengths
RPI
Mobile Studio
Future Chips
CIE
Morgan State
Minority Serving
BU
Engr Outreach
Photonics Ctr
UNM
Minority Serving
Opt Eng/Sci Ctr
Wadsworth Lab
Biology
U Albany
Evaluation
Rose-Hulman
Top UG Engr
Howard
Minority Serving
Education &
Outreach
Existing outreach
examples:
RPI: Ohio STEM
BU: Green Energy
RHIT: Charging Up K12
MSU: PACE
UNM: IGERT
Howard: HUSEM
Wadsworth: Holy Names
Mobile Studio: Building
from RPI to Howard,
Rose, Morgan, BU to
All
Associated Programs:
There are many funded
programs that at least
double the impact of
ERC activities
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Facilities
– Main facility in CII 7124
– Satellite facilities planned for all partner institutions
(BU, UNM, Howard, Morgan, Rose-Hulman)
– Goals:
• Introduce visitors to Smart Lighting
• Educational lab for courses
• Development of modules/materials
• Testbed research
Science You Can See Lab
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E & O: Resources & Activities
Existing Courses
Beyond Research
Science You Can See
Research Content
and Facilities
Optics/Photonics
Materials
Unique Resources
from PartnersK
-12
UG
Gra
d
LLL
Learn by Teaching
Outreach: Museums, Industry, Prof. Soc, NGOs …
REURET
Modules Modules ModulesModules
Courses CoursesCourses Courses
Workshops Workshops WorkshopsWorkshops
Rising
Scholars
Smart
Lighting
Scholars
Grad
Fellows
Internships
&
Exchanges
Sequence Sequence
Website
Certificate
Exchanges
& Guest
Lectures
Assessment
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Elevator Pitch
• 90 Second Presentation
• Training and Feedback Provided
• Students Learn to Quickly and Effectively
Communicate the Key Aspects of their Work
NSF Review Criteria•The intellectual merit of the
proposed activity; and
•The broader impacts
resulting from the proposed
activity”
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First Jointly Offered Course
• New Course in Optoelectronics Technology
• Jointly Taught at All 6 Partner Schools, With Equal Responsibility for Content
• Lectures Recorded for Outside of Class Viewing
• In Class Activities – HW, Projects, Discussions, etc.
• Permits Partners to Add Elective Course with Minimal Resources
• Outstanding Teachers at Other Universities (Utah, Wisconsin) Find Approach Very Effective
Reversing the Lecture/Homework Paradigm
Morgan State
Rose-Hulman
BU
UNM
Howard
RPI
Photonics
Technology
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Smart Lighting Pipeline
We also contribute to
pipelines at partner
institutions that produce
grads at all levels
All Education/Outreach Activities Connect to the Pipeline
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Outreach Partners in Core Research
UNM as Model – Minority Serving Institution (Top 10 Engineering School for Hispanics)
Build Optics, Photonics, Smart Lighting Educational Offerings• Distributed education
• Photonics Technology course (co-taught by 6 instructors)
• Modules in existing courses
• SYCS Labs at all partners
Student & Faculty Exchanges• REU summer program
• Jointly supervised grad students
• Integration of outreach partners in thrusts & testbeds
This is a great opportunity to
build connections between
partners & to collaborate on
common goals
Path to Core Research for Outreach Partners
Relationships! Relationships!
Relationships! Cindy Furse (Utah)
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Outreach
Workshop for Ohio HS Teachers (RPI)
Green Energy Teachers Workshop (BU)
“Charging Up” K-12 Teachers Workshop (RHIT)
Workshop for Albany HS Academy of
Engineering Teachers (RPI)
High School
Middle School
Separately funded programs in which we
add significant Smart Lighting content
Teacher Workshops
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Outreach
BU STEM Day (May 26) 55 - 5th graders from Trotter, Curley, & Dickerman Schools
BU Smart Lighting Short Course (June, July) 10th
& 11th graders (See Poster)
Many 1 or 2 Hour Activities at Elementary Schools and Partner Universities
Elementary School
Ken C
onnor
Separately funded
Student Workshops
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Mobile Studio Platform
The vision is to: develop & deploy affordable technology and "hands-on" learning
materials to enhance STEM education; while expanding the studio pedagogy to
environments that are no longer limited by equipment access issues.
Our goal is to: enable the "hands-on" exploration of STEM principles, devices,
and systems - anyplace at anytime.
Mobile Studio IOBoard
SL Daughter Board
Experiment/DemoHands-On Learning
Environment Based on
the ADI
Blackfin
Processor
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Collaborative Outreach with Industry
Wilmington Tech Fair
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Total Female Underrepresented Minority
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Broad Range of Opportunities – Universities Not Involved
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Goals
• Core science and technology, integrated through engineering systems principles, linked through applications
• Teamwork emphasizing multidisciplinary and multi-institutional programs and projects, engagement with industry, research labs, universities, K-12 schools and museums
• An ever more diverse student body and workforce
• Leadership in Smart Lighting Education
Multidisciplinary
Core Science &
Technology
TeamworkDiverse
Workforce
Guiding
Hypotheses